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Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Year established

2008

Location

Santa Monica CA US

Primary Industry

Software

About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2008 by CEO Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard, Inc. operates as an entertainment company that provides pure-play online and console games such as Call of Duty, Skylanders, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush, and Bubble Witch. The company operates its business through three segments, which are Activision, Blizzard, and King. Activision Blizzard is publicly listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ATVI. In January 2022, Microsoft agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard, Inc. in a public-to-private transaction for USD 95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 68.7 billion. As of April 2022, the company employs about 9,800 employees. Activision Blizzard provides esports leagues and offers digital advertising within some of its content. The Activision business segment provides entertainment content, such as call of duty, and call of duty league through free-to-play and premium offerings. The Blizzard segment offers proprietary online gaming services, Blizzard battle.net, a world of warcraft, hearthstone, diablo, overwatch, and overwatch league. The company King segment provides a candy crush game. The company generates revenue from full-game and in-game sales, in-game advertising on the mobile platform, and licensing software to third-party or related-party companies that distribute Activision, Blizzard, and King products. In the fiscal year ended on December 30, 2021, Activision Blizzard generated USD 8,803 million.
Current Investors
Microsoft, Public Investment Fund

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Primary Industry
Software
Sub Industries
Professional Sports/eSports, Gaming
Website
www.activisionblizzard.com
Verticals
Cloud Computing, Mobile Apps
Total Amount Raised
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Deals

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Deal Status Target (s) Deal Date Investor(s) Seller(s) Deal size (Mn) Enterprise value (Mn) Post-money valuation (Mn) EBITDA multiple (x) Revenue multiple (x) Lead partner (s)
Completed Activision Blizzard, Inc. 18 Jan 2022
Completed Activision Blizzard, Inc. 16 Aug 2021
Completed Activision Blizzard, Inc. 01 Jun 2021
Completed Activision Blizzard, Inc. 01 Dec 2020
Completed Midasplayer.com 23 Feb 2016
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